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The pseudo-depth of religion

We, unfortunately, live in a largely anti-intellectual and unsophisticated culture.  There is not ample interest in things philosophical or subtle.  I will not lament this here for its own sake, but I...

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Truthiness of religion

New atheists.  That is what we are called by some.  I find the label somewhat misguided, but I understand why it is applied. Many people are not used to hearing about atheism, challenges to faith, etc....

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Honestly…what is with your truth?

I have been spending some time recently thinking about truth. No, that’s not quite right.  I haven’t necessarily been thinking about truth, but I have been thinking about the subject of truth. That’s...

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Truth and honesty as indicators of respectibility

It has been asked of me, more than several times over the years, why I care so much about what people believe.  Why can’t I just live and let live.  Well, I do.  It’s just that I don’t think that...

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Gnosis

In the last week or so, I’ve begun a project of going through the emails, blog posts, and private journal entries I wrote throughout my deconversion from Christianity. There are a lot of them, and I...

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On absolute truth and those disrespectful accommodationists

I could not have looked for a better way to sum up the difference between Gnu Atheists and fundamentalist theists on the one hand, and liberal ideologues of all stripes on the other, than this quote...

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Waits, measures, and standards

Who are we to judge? Well, without us (or some other sentient species) the concept would be meaningless, right? Humanity is the source of all meaning (being that there are no gods and the universe is...

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The Yellow Pill: fan-fictioning reality

A little over a week ago, I ran into this wonderful piece of writing on the interwebs that starts with this image (on the right), and then transforms into an interesting piece of science fiction...

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Bubbles and Reality

Picture a child blowing bubbles, those glistening balls of air floating on the breeze, dancing, colliding, bursting, and perhaps a few being carried up and away until it leaves our vision. These...

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Our enemies might be good people, if we cancelled red alert now and then

Put phasers on…Stunning I have been saying, for many years now, that I care about what is true. And, I do. But in reflecting upon some of the events over the last few years, there has been a splinter...

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